Public utilities provide electric, gas, water or telephone service to customers in a specified area. Utilities have a duty to provide safe and adequate service on reasonable terms to anyone who lives within the service area on without discriminating between customers. Because most utilities operate in near monopolistic conditions, they can be heavily regulated by local, state, and federal authorities. Generally, the local and state agencies are called Public Service Commissions (PSC) or Public Utility Commissions (PUC). Municipal Utilities and Rural Electric Cooperatives may be unregulated though.
Munith is a small unincorporated community in the northeast of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on Michigan State Highway 106 on the boundary between Waterloo Township and Henrietta Township at 42°23′26″N 84°15′02″W / 42.39056°N 84.25056°W / 42.39056; -84.25056Coordinates: 42°23′26″N 84°15′02″W / 42.39056°N 84.25056°W / 42.39056; -84.25056. The ZIP Code is 49259 and serves portions of both Henrietta and Waterloo townships. In addition to the post office, there is a township hall, a cemetery, a gas station, and no stoplights. The Munith area is served by the Stockbridge Community Schools district.